The race for the biggest individual prize in college football will be as hotly contested as any year we have seen. Although the Heisman winner from a year ago is off to the NFL, the other three finalists for the award return to take another crack at it, as do a handful of front-runners from earlier in 2015, who saw their year cut short by injuries.
Here is a look at the top candidates for the Heisman Trophy heading into the 2016 college football season.